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# Mashing up the BNP
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/mashing-up-the-bnp/
- Published: 2008-11-19T16:11:14.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:42:17.000Z
- Author: Tom Griffin
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:49

**Tom Griffin (London,** [**OK**](https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom)**):** As the Guardian 's [Michael White](http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2008/nov/19/bnp-privacy?ref=opendemocracy.net) notes, the leak of the BNP's membership database raises many of the same issues as recent losses of personal data by the Government. If anything, it has provided a much more dramatic illustration of the potential impact on individuals.

The episode has also proven to be a true 'wikileak', in the sense that it has highlighted the power of Web 2.0, with a Google Map of the data [briefly appearing](https://www.opendemocracy.net/) before its creator decided to take it down in favour of a [somewhat less informative heatmap](http://spod.cx/bnp%5Fmembers%5Flist.shtml?ref=opendemocracy.net).

openDemocracy's own Tony Curzon-Price has produced an analysis of the titles of individual BNP members which provides an interesting social snapshot of the party:

**Number of BNP members by Title**

Mr 11688  
Ms 556  
Mrs 1419  
Miss 410  
Prof 1  
Rev 5  
Sir 1  
Cllr 74  
Capt 2